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The Omaha Daily Bee.3 PART I. IPAGES I TO 8.Sir1 'lJat?XwXSu'i.i"S?a,ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMHER 14, 1903 SIXTEEN PAGES.SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS.WELCOME TO PANAMAPresident Roosevelt Formally SecernsBunau-Varilla, Offlo al Edtoj.TELLS WHY REPUBLIC WAS DECLAREDDue to Outburst af Indignant Grief atAction of Colombia.CANAL AT ISTHMUS IS NOW A REALITYHew Minister Baya that Hii Country Wantstta Enterprise.CHIEF EXECUTIVE EXPRESSES PLEASUREWelcomes Newest of Republics IntoC ircle of Nations and Hopes withUnited States it Mar FulfillPromise,WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Prpsl.lentRoosevelt today forma:iy received M. Philippe Bunau-Varllla, the duly accreditedenvoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the Republic of Panama to theUnited State. The reception of the minister marked the birth of the new Republicof Panama Into the family of nations andpaves the way for negotiations between theUnited States and the Infant republic, precisely as they may be conducted betweenany two foreign nations.The ceremony lncldont to the receptionof Minister Bunau-Varllla and the presentation of his credentials occurred In the Blueroom of the White House at 9.30 o'clockthis morning;. At a few minutes before thathour Minister Bunau-Varllla, accompaniedby Secretary of State Hay, In the letter'sstate carriage, arrived at the White House.The secretary's carriage was followed bylandau, the only occupant of which wasMinister Bunau-Varllla's, young son. Secretary Hay and the new minister, both attired In conventional morning dress, entercd the White House, accompanied by theminister's son, and were shown Into theBlue room. They were joined almost immediately by the president and SecretaryIxob.Becretary Hay formally presented M.Bunau-Varllla to President Roosevelt asthe accredited minister of the Republic ofPanama. Minister Bunau-Varllla In turnpresented his credentials and delivered anaddress, to whloh the president feelinglyresponded. The exchange of addresses wasImpressive by reason of the circumstancesand the addresses themselves are regardedas felicitous and patriotic. Minister BunauVarllla spoke as follows:Minister is Complimentary.Mr. President: In according to the mln-later plenipotentiary of the Republic ofPanama the honor of presenting to you hisletters or creaente you admit into, thefamily of nations the weakest and lastborn of the riDUbilcs of the new world.It owes Us existence to the outburst ofindignant grief which stirred the hearts ofthe cltlsens of the Isthmus on beholdingthe despotic nation which sought to forbidtheir country from fulfilling the destiniesvouchsafed to It py providence, in consecrating Its right to exist. Mr. President,you put an end to what appeared to be theinterminable controversy as to the rivalwater ways and you definitely Inauguratethe era of the achievement of the Panamacanal.From this time forth the determinationof the future of the canal depends on t .elements alone, now brought face to face,singularly unlike as regards their authorityana power, but wholly equal to their common but ardent desire to see at least theaccomplishment of the heroic enterprise fori rclng the mountain barrier of the Andes.The way from Kurope toAsla, followingthe pathway of the sun, la now to be realised. The early attempts to find such a wayunexpectedlyNresulted In the greatest of allblHtorlo achievements since the discoveryof America. Centuries have since rolled bybut the pathway sought has hitherto resulted in the realrti of dreams. Today Mr.President, In response to your summons itbeoumes a reality.Roosevelt's Reply.In response President Roonevelt said:Mr. Minister: I am much gratified to receive the letters whereby you are accredited .to the government of the UnitedStates in the capacity of envoy extraordinary ttnd minister plenipotentiary from theRepublic of Panama.In accordance with the long-establishedrule,, this government has taken cognisanceof the act of the ancient territory of Panama In reasserting the right of self-controland seeing in the recent events on theisthmus an unopposed expression of thewill of the people of Panama and the confirmation of their oeclarea maependenee bythe Institution of a d facto government,republican lit form and spirit and capableand resolved to discharge the obligationspertaining to sovereignty, we nave enteredInto relations with the new republic. It isfitting that we should do so now as we didnearly a century ago, when the Latin people of America proclaimed the right ofpopular government, and It Is equally fitting that the United Btatea should be thefirst to stretch out the hand of fellowshipnd to observe toward the new born statethe rules of equal Intercourse that regulatethe relations of sovereignties toward oneanother.I feel that I express the wish of my countrymen lu assuring you and through youtie puople of the Republic of Panama ofour earnest hope and desire that stabilityand prosperity shall attend the new stateMtid further thut in harmony with theT lilted Btatea it may be the provident Instrument of untold benefit to the civilisedworld throush the operation of a highwayof universal commerce across its exceptionally favored territory.For yourself, minister, I wish success inthe discharge of the Important mission towhich you have been called.After a brief chat and the exchange ofpersonal felicitations. Secretary Hay andMinister Bunau-Varllla withdrew. The latter, accompanied by his son, drove directlyto the hotel, while Becretary Hay returnedto the State department.Commissioners Arrive Tuesday.The State department has learned thatMessrs. Boyd, Amador and Arosamena, thecommissioners appointed by the Panamagovernment to usslat Minister BunauVarllla in the negotiation of a canal treatywith the United States, will arrive In NewYoik next Tuesday and in Washington thefollowing day. The treat negotiations areexpected to begin formally at the momentof their arrival here.It la said that the Panama governmentfavors the making of perpetual lease withthe United States to cover a canal stripten miles wide across the Isthmus. It Isurged that this plsn Is more politic thanthe original proposition to give the UnitedStates a fee simple title to the land, a proceeding which would go far toward confirming the auspicious of some of the SouthAmerican and Central American countriesrespecting the territorial designs on thepart of the United States.Today's reports from the Isthmus, thoughunofficial but from reliable sources, isto the effect that everything is quiet thereand there la no Indication of hostlltles withColombia. It Is expected that a call willbe Ueued next week for a constitutionalconvention and that within thirty days thenew government will be permanently established under a constitution patternedclosely after that of Cuba. When this isone the president will accredit a ministerto Panama, but meanwhile any work of adiplomatic character will be entrusted toMr. Gudger, the consul general to Panama,(Continued, en Eeoend PagaDECIDES SHE WAS INSANELondon Coroner's Jury ExplainsStrange Death of SophiaFrances Hickman.LONDON, Nov. 13. The verdict of thecoroner's Jury In the case of Sophia FrancesHickman, the woman doctor, whose bodywas found In an unfrequented part of Richmond park two months after she haddeparted from the Roysl Free hospital,with which she had been connected, was"Suicide by morphia, while temporarily Insane." The two Crotlans named Taparae andKebear, who were arrpstef, on the American line steamer Philadelphia on Its arrival October 21, charged with the murderof S. T. Ferguson, a railroad contractor,at West Mlddletown, Pa., were again remanded for a week at Bow street policecourt today. The American detectives withthe" extradition papers only reached thecotirt after the remand was frrnnted andwere too late to proceed with the casetoday. iThe lord chief Justice today ordered theremoval of the Whltake.r Wright care fromthe Old Bailey to the high court of Justice,so that, owing to Its complicated character,It may be heard.RUSSIA WINKS AND WALKS INMasses Troops In China, Killing; Imperial Soldiers on Pretenseof Fearing; Robbery.TIEN TSIN, Nov. 13. It is reported herethat Russlnn troops marching towardBhan Hal Kwan encountered a force ofImperial Chinese troops and that fightingensued, the Russians, It Is asserted, pretending that the Imperial force was a bandof Chinese robbers.Altogether over 10,000 Imperial troops havecrossed the frontier Into Manchuria.SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 13. A letter received here from Shanghai states that Russia Is constantly changing the names of Itswarships to create confusion and uncertainty concerning the movements of theships. The same letter adds that both Russia and Japan are actively pushing preparations for war.CONSERVATIVES THE LEADPreliminary Skirmish In Election toPrussian Diet Shows Lossby Radicals.BERLIN, Nov. IS. The returns of 230 distrl show that the elections yesterdayof i.,e electors who are to choose deputiesto the lower house of the Prussian diet resulted as follows: Conservatives, 103; freeconservatives, 33; clericals, 78; national conservatives, 60; Rlchter radicals, 20; Barthradicals, 6; Poles, 7; independents, 6; Danes,2. The socialists have not secured anelector, but they hold the balance of powerat Breslau, where they will compel theconservatives, or liberals, to elect one socialist In return for socialist votes. TheBarth radicals apparently lost Dantxlc, oneof that party's ' strongholds, to the conservative and clerical alliance.LORD, ROBERTS IS NOT WELLPneumonia Contracted sit RecentCeremonies for South AfricanFever Victim Holds Htm.LONDON, Nov. 13. Lady Roberts thismorning said that the condition of LordRoberts, the commander-in-chief, was quitesatisfactory; that there were no complications and that he was making favorableprogress toward recovery.Lord Roberts is suffering from pneumonia, contracted at the unveiling atWindsor of the memorial to Prince Christian Victor of Bchleswig-Holsteln, grandsorlof the late Queen Victoria; who died fromfever in South Africa In October, 1900.GERMANY HASTENS TO DENYSays There is No Truth in Report thatSquadron Goes to SanDomingo.BERLIN, Nov. IS. The German Foreignoffice caljs the attention of the AssociatedPress to the statement printed in Londonand Paris that the German West Atlanticcruiser squadron has been ordered to concentrate at San Domingo. This is Incorrect. Only two cruisers. Gazelle and Falke,have gone there, and they will be withdrawn as soon as German subjects andproperty are out of danger. No politicalsignificance attaches to the movement ofthese war ships.RUSSIA GOT A GOLD BRICKAdmits That Value of Asiatic PortsAre Not Equal to theCost.LONDON, Nov. 13. A correspondent ofthe Times at Bt. Petersburg says it Is admitted that the policy which led to theoccupation of Port Arthur and Manchuriawas not worth the expenditure of moneyand bloodshed It had entailed and thatthe attempt to secure an ice free port Inthe Pacific has so fur proved a failure.The construction of a huge break waterat Dalny, as a protection against high seasonly resulted In making the harbor Icebound In winter, the lack of this protectionhaving evidently prevented the accumulation of ice.TURK SAYS NOT TO WORRYScuds Word to Ambassadors that Helias AaraJa Taken Pen inHand to Say, Etc.CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. It TewflkPasha, the foreign minister, called on theAustrian and American ambassadors yesterday and notified them that the porte'areply, on the latest note on reforms InMacedonia would be speedily presented andthat It would be satisfactory. This is Inaccordance with the views of the grandvlxler, who opposed the previous rejectionof the reform scheme and consequently wasthreatened with the deprivation of his office. His position now Is secure.HUBBARD EXPEDITION IS LOSTLatest Developments Seem to ConurmFcer that it Perished InLabrador,BT. JOHNS. N. F.. Nov. 13 -The mallteamer which has Just arrived here fromLabrador brings no news of the exiedltlonto explore the Interior of Labrador, headedby Leonard Hubbard, Jr., of New 'York,assistant editor of Outing. It la believedthe party perished. A tribe of MontagnalsIndians trapping In the Interior recentlyvisited the coast and say they saw nothingof the Hubbard expedition, although hlrcllana want ISA miles Inland,MARES CHANGE IN MESSAGERevolution in Panama Causae President toRevise Annul Communication.THINKS COLOMBIA DEMANDED TOO MUCHSays that Canal Most Be Bnllt andDoes Kot Favor McaragoaRoute, as Isthmian LineIs Better.WASHINGTON, Nov. 13,-Forweeks President Roosevelt harpreparation his annual messcongress to be presented at ' 4 ofthe regular session on th " Nmdayof December. That part .0 y.ssage Inwhlnh the president ily S)'.Sf''e negotiations between the I'm. '. tes and thegovernment of Colombia -r nn Isthmiancanul treaty. It is stated, was completedabout two weeks ago. Events which haveoccurred on the Isthmus and In this country since that time have made it necessaryfor the president to completely rewrite thatpart of the message touching the canalnegotiations. In the opening sentence ofhis discussion of the negotiations withColombia the president said:I regret to report that contrary to allexpectations, the government of Colombiarefused to ratify the treaty for building acanal across the Isthmus of Panama.Then, after stating that the treaty hadbeen negotiated at the earnest request ofthe government of Colombia and subsequently was disapproved by the ColombianSenate, the president said that the powersexercised by the United States under thetreaty of 1846 were so large in the protection of transit across the isthmus that Itsome times had been questioned whetherIt was necessary now to obtain a treatyfor the purpose of building a canaL Continuing, he wrote:High authorities on International law holdthat the canal can be dug as an Incidentto exercising the power to prevent the obstruction of traffic across the Isthmus.Would Treat Colombia, Fairly.Nevertheless, in accordance with our settled policy of behaving with scrupulousfairness and generosity towards our sisterrepublics of the south, taking no position,even by Implication, that can be treatedas unfriendly unless literally forced theretowe have endeavored to provide for thebuilding of the canal by treaty. In thistreaty we went as far as it is possible forus to go In the direction of making concessions to the United States of Colombia.No further concessions can or Bhould bemade by this government.The president then stated that the circumstances of the canal case were peculiar. The canal, he said, must be dug.It-was demanded by . the Interests of thisnation and by those of the civilized world.The United States had solemnly pledged Itsword that It should be free to the commerce of the world, reserving to itselfmerely the right to see that it should never1 h. iiba in Its mill t u i-v fHNarivnnta.fire. Maaid:A private company which In the past undertook to build the canal has failed. Theevents of the last few years warrant us Innow saying not only that tne canal snailnot be constructed by any foreign government, but that it Is not to be constructedbv anv nrlvate company. It must, therefore, be dug by the government ot theUnited States.. Canal Must He Built.Referring further along to the territorybisected by the canal, the president wrote:Oa the one hand the United States desires to safeguard with scrupulous care theinterest and the honor or sucn country orcountries. On the other hand, In my Judgment, it is lime to declare that tne Beginning of the canal cannot be much longerdelayed. This nation does not desire tobe unreasonable or Impatient, but It cannotand will not permit any body or men permanently to obstruct one of the great worldhighways of traffic, and refusal to permitthe building or the canal amounts to sucuobstruction. Of course, to Insist upon unreasonable terms la equivalent to a refusal. Adverting to that phrase of the Spoonerlaw, which says that the president shallhave reasonable time to determine as between the Panama and Nlcaraguan routes,the president wrote:Reasonable time in the case of such anenterprise as this, an enterpr.e which hasDeen thought or lor nearly lour centuries,which has been planned In detail andworked for half a century, and when completed will endure for ages and will changethe geography of a hemisphere and thetrade routes of the world, must, of course,mean whatever time is necessary to conVlnce ourselves that the course we are following Is wise and nroner.It Bee-ms evident that In a matter such nsthis we should finally decide which is thebest route, and. If the advantages of thisroute over any other possible route aresufficiently marked, we should then givenotice that we can no longer submit totrifling or insincere dealing on the part ofthose whom the accident of position hasplaced In temporary control of the groundthrough which the route must pass: thatIf they will come to an agreement with usIn straigntrorwara iasnion we snau in return act not only with Justice, but withgenerosity, and that If they fall to cometo sucn agreement wiin us we mum rorinwith take the matter Into our own hands.MINISTER TO VISIT COREAGees to Insist I'poa Opening- ot PortOpposed by Fngand andJapan.WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. It Is learnedhere that the United States government Isseeking to have the port of W1JI, Corea,opened, while Great Britain and Japanhave combined In favor of opening the portof Yongampho. The government has madeconsiderable progress in the matter and Itia stated now that United States MlnlBterAllen, who has been stopping at Tokohama,Ib about to proceed from that port to Chemulpo, Corea, on an American warship inpursuit of this mission. The purpose is tohonor the Coreane by the presence of anAmerican vessel of modern type, and it Isstated that there ia no intention to usepressure of any kind. The original requestto Corea was made by the United Blatescharge and now Mr. Allen Is going to reinforce It.W1J1 Ilea directly opposite the port ofAntung, which is to be opened to tradeby China under 'the new treaty with theUnited States, and is an Important point onthe great road running from Peking to theCorean capital. United Statea naval officers have recently inspected the placeand pronounced In its favor against Yongampho, and It also pointed out that thepossession of a considerable concession atYongampho by Russians might involve International complications In the presentment of a claim for an open port there.TO GET M0NEY0F REFUGEESCnlted States Court Appoints Rereiver for Property of Greenend Gaynor.SAVANNAH. Nov. IS The United Statescourt today appointed Albert Wylle receiver for Benjamin D. Greene and JohnF. Gaynor, the purpose being to securecontrol of the property of Green andGaynor In Savannah to Insure the collection of the amount of their forfeited bonds.Greene and Gaynor both own largeamounts of valuable stocks In Savannahand these have keen attached.PLENTY FOR DAKOTA SCHOOLSEndowment Fund as 'Well as I.eaaeFund Is SwellingSplendidly.PIERRE. S. D., Nov. 13. (SpeclaJ.)W'hlle the lease fund for the benefit ot thepublic schools of the state has shown anIncrease of 1100,000 from 1S97 to 1903, the endowment fund for the different state institutions has also shown a deeded IncreaseIn lease money. In 1W the total endowment fund secured from leases was $1,318.!W,Mle for 1903 the amount received from this. ce was $33,JM.l7, the increase being atofapld ratio for 1S97. $l,318.9ti; 1!, $3,3u7.:U;SW, S5.613.69; 1900, $14.93.1.17; 1911. $2,,CM5.5:;1902, $29,140.67; V03, 33,;94.17. The lands fromwhich the Institutions diaw their funds arenot, hs the public lands, located all overthe state, but were selected in the counties In which there was the lightest settlement at the time of statehood or wherereservations were opened and selectionscoufci be made, practically all such landsbeing located In the northern and westernpart of the state, there being but scatteredtracts In the southern and eastern portion.The lease funds received for the last fiscalyear by counties show the locations:Brown..$ '41.60, Jerauld S 15174.. 1,139.60 Kingsbury ... 67 60ButteCampbell .... 192.40 Mrl'herson .. 4.6U.MClark., 829.49; Marshall .. . 21K.9ti: Meade ...... K23.42I Pennington., S.uiili.SM I Potter ...... .'.ISd.tSo Sanborn ... 1,264.61 SullyS.itfi Walworth.. 1,449,1623.44 Total .... 6,f1.9u... 1,29s. 80,. ;it;4.40... 4.90:1.80a...20... 2.8! 9.67... 1.4M.&..$33,794.17Codington ,DayKomtiniis .,Fall River.FaulkGrantHandHughes ....Hydel)0.7fSuperintendent Nash Is taking up thematter of school district ofilcer meetingsand has suggested to county superintendents the following topics us good ones toselect from at their meetings: Schoolhouses and tppltances, ventilation ofrooms, decoration of schoolhouses andgrounds, relations of teachers to boards.relation of boards to county superintendents, how to Induce the larger pupils toremain In school, how may patrons assistin management of schools, reports of district officers, teachers' reports and wages,how to Improve the country school, transportation and its problems, regular andspecial board meetings, tuition of eighthgrade graduates, formation of townshipdistricts, salary of school district officers,purchase of apparatus. Institutes penaltyof nonattendance, moral Instruction Inschools, libraries, high schools and compulsory education.TWO TUTORS, BUT NO PUPILSSchool Board in Gregory Coonty Paysfor Ping Pong and FancyWork,YANKTON, S. D., Nov. 13. (Special.)The school In district No. 8 of Gregorycounty. South Dakota, is In a most peculiarcondition, having two teachers ond noscholars. During the summer the districtboard employed Mrs. Worcester of Fairfaxand later made a contract with Miss DollyPierce of Bonesteel. When time came forthe opening of the school both women presented themselves, contracts in hand, andeach claimed the right to teach the school.Neither, would surrender what she considered her rights In the case, and In consequence both are occupying the schoolhouse from t until 4 each day, while thechildren are enjoying an enforced vacation.So long as no pupils are In attendance thetwo teachers, who bear each other no 111will, kill the time by doing fancy workand playing ping pong. Meanwhile theschool board Is sadly puzzled to find meansto satisfy both parties.DAKOTA HAS A BAD SPELLSo Bad, in Fact, that Farmers OfferReward for Arrest of theSpeller.SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. IS. (Special.)The members of the town board of Elktontownship, Brookings county, have offereda liberal reward for the apprehension of aforger who recently mailed to propertyowners in the township postal cards bearing the following unique notice:Dear Sir: You got to iarow that roadmore and make him smoti. or teams nndmen will do It at your cost. Toil make himsmoth as you found him rlgi. away. Isee him last night he Is to rougt.- we takeno yob like that in this town board.It Is presumed the members of the boardwish the forger punished more for hisascribing to them such a poor example ofthe English language and of spelling as areset forth on the cards than for his attemptto assume authority which no one but themembers of the board possess.After Cattle Rustlers. .SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Nov. 13. (Special.)Reports received here Indicate that thecattlemen In the western part of Fall Rivercounty, west of the Pine Ridge Indianreservation, have been greatly angered bythe depredations of cattle rustlers," whohave recently become very bold In thatsection. Cattle are disappearing from therange in a mysterious fashion and partieson the range are suspected of slaughteringthem and selling the beef at Hot Springs,Rldgemont and other towna in the southwestern part of the state. Borne of thestolen beef has been taken as far as Newcastle, Wyo., and sold there. No effortswill be spared to secure their convictionand Imprisonment In the Sioux Falls penitentiary. Ask Blakey'a Appointment.SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. 13. (Special.)The cattlemen and other residents of thesouth central portion of the state haveliberally signed a petition to United StatesMarshal Kennedy of this city, asking forthe appointment by that official of E. W.Blakey of Bonesteel to the position ofdeputy United States marshal for Gregorycounty and adjaaent territory. Mr. Blakeyis at present a brand Inspector for tlievarious stock associations, with headquarters at Bonesteel. He recently aidedin the capture of two of the most desperatecattle "rustlers" in the state.Beys Burn Acres of Timber.SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Nov. IS. (Special.)Because they had a grudge against JohnMUlspaugh, a well known resident of Gregory county, some boys started a fire on blafarm and destroyed five acres of timberand the grass on about forty acres of hisland. By the hardest of work the Are wasprevented from destroying the buildings onthe farm. MUlspaugh has not been livingon the place recently, and the same boyshave repeatedly shot out the window lightsof his house. The boys will be made tosuffer for their latest escapade.Dakota Democrats Called.HURON. 8. D.. Nov. 13.-(Speciai.-H on.E. J. Johnson, chairman of the state democratic central committee, has Issued a cal'for a meeting of the committee In this el'.,on November IT, for the consideration otmatters pertaining to the interests of thedemocratic parjr In this slat.NO AGREEMENT OYER JUDGEIowa Delegation Unable ta Get Tegether onSuccessor to Shiraa.ASK FOR A POSITION FOR A NEBRASKANSupervising; Architect of the TreasuryAnnounces Dead wood Building;Will Be Constructed ofBlack Illlls Stone.fFrom a Staff Correspondent.)WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. (Special Telegram.) A portion of the Iowa delegation,comprising Senators Allison Hnd Dolllverand Representatives Thomas, Connor,Cousins, Haugen and Blnlsall, had a conference today lasting two hours, with aview of agreeing upon a candidate to beappointed United States district Judge ofthe northern district of Iowa, vice JudgeShlras, retired. The conference was fruitless of result and after the names of thecandidates had been presented It was decided to adjourn the caucus until nextThursday, when an effort will be made toreach a conclusion. It looks tonight asIf Craig Wright of Bioux City would bethe winner.Ask Place for Nebraska Mm,The republican members of the Nebraskadelegation today presented the name ofCrawford Kennedy of Lincoln to Doorkeeper Lyon of the house for a position onhis roll. Congressman Burkett made thepresentation, which was done largely uponthe recommendation of Chairman Llnd iy,who rtatca that Kennedy has been a valuable assistant In the state republican headquarters for several campaigns. Mr. Burkett was Informed by Mr. Lyon that theorganization of the house was nearly complete, but thut he would see what oouldbe done.Use Black Illlls Stone.Congressman Martin of South Dakota.after an Interview with Supervising Architect Taylor, stated today that the newpublic building at Deadwood would be constructed of Black Hills stone, probablywhite sandstone. He said there was available, $170,000 after the purchase of the site;that the plans were well under way, andthat the building would be put on themarket early In January.Congressman Hlnshaw has recommendedthe appointment of H. O. Day for postmaster at Rockford, Gage county, viceWillis, resigned.Font h District Fares Well.Mr. Hlnshaw haB been Informed by thefourth assistant postmaster general thatthe Fourth congressional district of Nebraska has had more rural tree deliveryroutes established during the post summerthan any other district In the UnitedStates; that he has now nearly 190 routesIn operation, ninety of which were put insince Mr. Hlnshaw was olected to congress. Routine of Departments.Rural free delivery carriers appointed today: Nebraska Hebron, regular, HerbertI' Brown; substitute, Jesse Brown. WIsner, regular, Chris A. Peterson; substitute,Andy R. Peterson. Iowa Boone, regular,Mark Aahiaore; substitute, Frank Cartwright. Holsitln, regular, L. Bleaadell;substitute, Miirlon Homer. Klron, regular,Albert Youngberg; ' eubs'itute, GeorgeYoungberg. Mystlo, regular, Arda W.Scott; substitute, Harry Scott. Osceloa,regular, 3rit E. Collier; substitute, AnnieE. Collier. Osslan, regular, Otta Anderson;substitute, Carl Nobs.The application of C. C. King, F. D.Wicks, V. S. Barker, J. H. Resner, D. W.Chamberlain and Andreas Resner to organize the First National Bank of Scotland, South Dakota, with $25,000 capital, hasbeen approved by the comptroller of thecurrency.Chances in Postal Regulations.One of the reforms in postofflces thatwill be advocated by the Postofflce department Is authority by which all clerksbelow the designation of foreman shall beclassed In the future simply as clerks.This will abolish the titles of stampers,mailing clerks and a variety of other subordinate places whose duties are clerical andIt will enable transfera to be made without Involving the cnarge of employes being assigned to duties other than those towhich they are technically designated.Timber Fraud Convictions.The Department of Justice has forwardedto the Interior department the followingtelegram, received today from the UnitedStates district attorney for the northerndistrict of California:Engle and three other defendants convicted of subornation of perjury In takingup timber lands In northern canrornia.Thin Is the llrst conviction of this kindIn this district for many years and shouldhave a wholesome effect in correcting thetimber land frauds oi mis cnaracier.Land Leaslaar Bill.The land leasing proposition made its appearance In congress today, when Repreaentatlve Lacey introduced a bill whichprimarily gives to homesteaders and set'tiers in the arid and seml-arld regions theright to improve and protect the grass uponthe public domain In the vicinity of theirlands so as to prevent further deteriorationand monopolization of the range by theowners of large herds of live stock. Suchparts of the arid and seml-arld region aaare not necessary for irrigating purposesmay, under the Lacey bill, be leased forstock grazing purposes subject to the rightof homestead and other entry at all times.The leases are" to be regulated by the Becretary ot the Interior, to run for five years,with the right of renewal, each lease tobe limited to 8,200 acres to each person.The leases are nontransferable and are tobe granted only to actual settlors. Corporations are denied the light to makeleases. The lands subject to lease are to beclassified and shall be rented at rates varying from 1 to cents an acre per annum.Persons leasing lands under the above provisions will be trmltted to fence thoselands at their own expense.Colonel Joseph J. Lani. tr. consul at SolIngen, Germany, arrived from Nebraska today. He will have an interview with theState department officials tomorrow andwill leave for New York either Monday orTuesday. lie will sail for his post November SLC. D. Marr of Fremont, Neb., haa beenIn attendance upon the convention ofFounders which has been In session Inthis city this week.HE IS UNAVOIDABLY DETAINEDPresident Msrroauln Has Best ofReasons for Delaylna- De.parture from Bogota.NEW YORK, Nov. 13. It Is known here,says a Bogota dispatch to the Herald,Preetdent Marroquln la trying to leave. Colombia. There la great excitement and the American legation, which Issurrounded. U jirotected by Columbiantroops.THE BEE BULLETIN.Forecast for Nebrnkn Fair Saturday;Rain and Warmer Sunday.Pfige.1 Panama Is Formally Recognised.President Changes Ills Messnuc.Iowa Deles; im Ion 1 nable to Aaree.f'hlcasrn Cars Protected ly Police.9 Committee Approves Cnnan TreatyColorado Miners Gnln Concession,News from Intra Towns.S Governor Tells of the Killing;.News from Nebraska Towns.Russian Peace Party In Favor,4 F.ver Rcen on a Rnnnway TralntReasons Why Men Desert Army.B Tnlks nf Wine Drinking; Women.Railroad Rates Based on Cost,fl Conncll Blnffs nnd Iowa News.T Apportion Money to Southerners,Woman In Clnh nnd Charity.At the Play Houses.8 Yale and Princeton AH Bendy.Financial Review of the W eek.Father of Greeter New York KilledO Methodists Sign Contract to Build.Light on Commandant Cole's Case.First Snow of Season Falls.10 Waterworks Appraisers Take Rest.Third Holdup Suspect Arrested.11 Dunn's Side of Gambling; Case.12 Editorial.13 Why the West is Prosperous.15 Financial and Commercial.Temperature at Omaha Yesterday!Honr. )ff, Hour. Dec.B a. ni :ui l p. m 4:1. m 3d it p. m 4ftT au ru :i(l a p. in 47K sw in tt4 4 p. m 4MO n. in uo n p. m 4U10 a. m JIT Up. m 4411 a. in H 7 p. m 412 m 41 H p. m 41P. in...... 41ANSWERS BRITISH COMPLAINTHeir and Trustees of Strntton UstateMake Defense lu Salt OverMine.DENVER, Nov. 13. Answer was filed today In the United States circuit court byTyson 8. Dines, Carl 8. Chamberlain andD. H. Rice aa executors, D. H. Rice, TysonS. Dluoa and Moses llallett aa trusteesand I. Harry Slratton as sole heir of theW. 8. Stratton estate to the suit of Stiatton's Independence . Limited company ofLondon for $6,000,000 damuge for allegedfraudulent misrepresentations aa to thevalue of the Independence mine In CrippleCreek In connection with the sale to British Investors. General denial Is made ofthe allegations of salting or other fraudulent acta on the part of Stratton or h,sagents and the further defense Is madethat "In making over the shares of thecompany to Mr. Stratton the plaintiff company parted with nothing of value exceptas such shares had value by reason of theownership by said company of the propertyacquired."It la further set up that plaintiffs hadfull opportunity to examine the mine, themill, the premises, the books showingsmelting returns and all things pertainingto the property and that they did In tactso examine them.. It la asserted that the property was notconveyed to the plaintiff for any aumwhatever, but that there was simply theformation of a company to tomply withthe law and, to avoid putting up any actualmoney at all. It Is shown that Strattonentered into the plan, as did the other incorporators whose Interests were merelynominal, to have something to put on themarket and that Stratton owned and fora long time held the stock of the company,so that If anybody was defrauded It washe, as it was upon the value of the property that the advantageous sale of thestock depended.As a final ground of defense the defenseset up that the cause of action, "accrued.If It ever accrued at all, during the lifetimeof WInfleld Scott Stratton and against thesaid Stratton, and the same did not survivehis death and did not, and does not, constitute any basis for a claim agulnst theexecutors of his estate."The bulky document of twenty-nine typewritten pages closed with a petition to thecourt for discharge from the suit and Judgment for the full costs of the same.TO INVESTIGATE JURY FIXINGMissouri Grand Jury Probes Rumorsla Connection with Trialof Farrla.JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. IS. TheColo county grand Jury today began an Investigation Into published rumors that theJury in the bribery case of Senator Farrls,which failed to agree on a verdict lastSaturday , in the circuit court, had been"fixed" so that a verdict would not beagreed upon. Foreman John N. Ross, andJurors Everett Ward and Benjandn Prenger were called before the grand Jury toappear tomorrow. Henry Andrea and J.W. Heskett, who were on the panel fromwhich the Jury was selected, were witnesses today. Attorney General Crow saidhe intends to probe the rumors to thebottom and If any corruption Is shownprompt action will be taken toward punishment. The grand Jury must adjourn tomorrownight and if the investigation Is to continue a new grand Jury must be secured.E. B. Baldwin, the arctic explorer, whocame to testify regarding his knowledge ofalleged alum legislation bribery, was awitness this afternoon.REPAIR SHIPJUS PRISONERSArrives from Cruise In Aslatle Stationwith Seameu Who WereMarooned.SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13.-The UnitedStates naval repair ship Iris arrived todayfrom the orient, having been on the Asiaticstation since 1898.Besides the crew Iris has on board abouta dozen military prisoners and three seamen that were picked up at Guam. Thesailors claimed they were marooned by awhaler and they are to he sent home asseamen In distress. Iris Is on Its way tothe navy yard at Vallejo for an overhaul,lng.TO CONSOLIDATE SCHOOLSPresbyterian Syaed of Alabama, Appoints Committee to Confer withOther Southern Synods.UNION SPRINGS. Ala., Nov. lS.-ThePreahytcrian synod of Alabama todaynamed a committee of three to attend aconference of representatives from othersouthern state synods to be held In Atlanta,December 8, to consider the question ofconsolidating the Columbia Theologicalseminary at Columbia, 8. C, and theSouthwestern- Presbyterian university atCUrksvlUe, Tenn., Into a university to telocated at Atlanta.MORE MEN OS STRIKEFiremen Employed by Chicago 8treet Bail-way Company Refuse to Work.REFUSAL TO ARBITRATE IS THE CAUSEMen Bay Company Won'd Not Let ThemSettle Other Troublo.TWENTY-FIVE CARS RUN ON ONE LINEOfficers of Comoany 8ay They Will BunMoTe Today.STATE BOARD OF ARBITRATION MEETSConference Held with Attorney nfCorporation W Ithout Result, hnfAnother Meeting- is to BeHeld loiter.CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-Twenty.five carsrun on the Wentworth- avenue line without damage to tho cars or injury to thenonunion employes operating them, waswhat the Chicago City Railway companywas able to accomplish today with the ns.slstance of the police department. Thocan were run nt throe different times,five leaving the Seventy-seventh streetbarns at 6:41 n. m., ten leaving at 10:40 andten at 3:40. In tho first two runs the .roundtrip was made In nbout three hours. Inthe third In nbout one nnd one-half hours,tho usual time. During the entire trip, adistance of over eight miles, only one missile v.as thrown.WhiU, there was no active Interferencewith tlm handling of the cars, such asattended the attempts to run cars yesterday, the crowds that lined the streetsJeered and hooted the police and nonunion men almost without Intermission.But two stones were hurled at the carsdining the day, ono being thrown by awoman who made her escape in the crowdbefore the police could reach her and theother being hurled lrom the new postofflcebuilding now being built. Neither stonedid damage worth mentioning.At nightfall the officials of the companywere Inclined to v'ew the day's ork asbeing successful and on the vm.le satisfactory. They announced that cars wouldbe run tomorrow on the Wentworth avenueline at the same hours as today and thatattempts would be made to operate otherlines, which were howver, not rpeclfled.Firemen Quit Work.Shortly niter this iVtlslon was announcedthe Bitot tlon was complicated for the company by a sudden ttrlke of the firemenemployed In all six power houses ownedby the con. pen y. Tho firemen's union madean agreement two days ago with thocompany which was io last for a year.There was a clause in the contract whichgave the firemen the discretion to go ona sympathetic strike It the company declined to arbitrate with the employes nowon strike. The company explained Its at-titude on arbitration and said it had al-"ways been willing to arbitrate the question of wages. The firemen then signed thecontract, which was tepudlated this evening. The officials of the firmen's union declared that they had ordored the strikebecause the company had declined theiroffer to mediate betw.een the company andthe employes now on strike.When the news of the strike came toManager McCulloch he was indignant. "Anagreement with a Chicago union," he declared, "la worth nothing. Our contractcalling for one year's work Is just two daysold and Is broken, we will go right alonghowever and this strike will not crippleus."The calling out of the firemen calls outoilers, water tendtrs, coal passers, ashhandlers and coal supply men, 200 In all.Teamsters May Take Hand.The real danger In this last strike lies)In the attitude of the teamsters. They maydecline to deliver coal to the company Ifnon-union llremen are employed and thecompahy has but three days supply onhand. On this point General Munugcr McCulloch was undisturbed."We will get all the coal wo need," liedeclared, "and we will run right along.We have shown today that we cun operatethe cars If we are given proper policeprotection. As long os we are given thatwe will be able to conduct our business asusual."During the afternoon no effort was madeto bring about a peaceful adjustment of thestrike. The members of the state board otarbitration called upon Manager McCulloch and upon the latter's suggestion wentInto conference with S. R. Bliss, counselfor the company with the hope of arranging a settlement, or at least a conference between the strikers and the officialsof the rotid. Nothing definite was accomplished at the conference, but anothermeeting has been arranged for tomorrowwhen a second attempt will be made tahave the controversy submitted to arbitration. After today's meeting one of thearbitration board said that the indicationwere that the management of the companywould agree to arbitrate all the demandsof the men with the exception of recognition of the union.The company had announced that Itwould put on enough cars to handle thausual evening traffic, rut at ttie conclusionof the last trip In the afternoon decided notto attempt handling cars after dark andthe plan was given tip.Pickets Alone the Line.Lines of union pickets were thrown o.itat various points, especially In Wentworthavenue, while the nonunion employes usrembled at the barns of the Chicago Cl'.yrailway. At the ' same time a hoodlumelement, whose work la disavowed by thestrikers, began to gather along the moreprominent crossings.The activity Of the strikers and theirsympathizers was due to news that therailway company would make a desperateattempt to start curs with heavily Increased police protection. Unlike yesterday. It was expected that picked force ofpolice would be aboard each car startedand that a heavy detail of patrolmen onfoot would guard the vtrcet railway Hues,while at points a few squares apart patrolwagons would be stationed.Several hundred police and a dosen pnt: olwagons were massed at the southern terminus of one of the main electrto linesat Seventy-ninth street and Cottage Groveavenue, early In the morning, and ut fto'clock the wagons started toward the business district, leaving squads of police atIntervals along the line where the tiouh'ewas anticipated. Pickets posted by thestrikers were also on hand In numbers atthe various barns and sullenly watulu-dthe preparations being made to guard thecare. Patrol wagons filled with policemade ready to proceed beside the cars.Mall Cars Immune.While the crowds were on tiptoe of ex-1 pccUtliin along tne Wentworth avcn'M alvu-